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  • BlueSkies925
    Member
    • Aug 2018
    • 164

    Should I sell my AR-15?

    I've been thinking about it. I rarely shoot it, and I prefer my AKs to it.
    I have a Saint, and since I've bought it, it's had feeding and jamming issues. Maybe due to the mag-lock, maybe due to it not being properly broken in yet, but I just never seem to take it out with me to the range. What are some thoughts? Is now a good time to sell it for profit? (Considering how I overpaid for it myself...) Is it reasonable enough to run both platforms? Just curious to hear some feedback, thanks!
  • #2
    Usmc0844spare
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2016
    • 1267

    Originally posted by BlueSkies925
    I've been thinking about it. I rarely shoot it, and I prefer my AKs to it.
    I have a Saint, and since I've bought it, it's had feeding and jamming issues. Maybe due to the mag-lock, maybe due to it not being properly broken in yet, but I just never seem to take it out with me to the range. What are some thoughts? Is now a good time to sell it for profit? (Considering how I overpaid for it myself...) Is it reasonable enough to run both platforms? Just curious to hear some feedback, thanks!
    Unless you need the money for some reason, hang onto it.

    Either you will regret it later, or you will be missing out on some serious panic buying opportunities in a couple months.

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    • #3
      Oceanbob
      I need a LIFE!!
      • Jun 2010
      • 12719

      Convert it to featureless and keep it. No issues dropping mags or reloading.

      JMO

      Bob
      May the Bridges I burn light the way.

      Life Is Not About Waiting For The Storm To Pass - Its About Learning To Dance In The Rain.

      Fewer people are killed with all rifles each year (323 in 2011) than with shotguns (356), hammers and clubs (496), and hands and feet (728).

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      • #4
        jimmykan
        Veteran Member
        • Jan 2008
        • 3074

        Originally posted by BlueSkies925
        I've been thinking about it. I rarely shoot it, and I prefer my AKs to it.
        I have a Saint, and since I've bought it, it's had feeding and jamming issues. Maybe due to the mag-lock, maybe due to it not being properly broken in yet, but I just never seem to take it out with me to the range. What are some thoughts? Is now a good time to sell it for profit? (Considering how I overpaid for it myself...) Is it reasonable enough to run both platforms? Just curious to hear some feedback, thanks!
        Are you implying that you only have 1 AR-15?

        What the heck is wrong with you?

        Just kidding. But what mag-lock or other handicaps have you applied to the AR that you don't also have to apply to the AKs?

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        • #5
          DrewTheBrave
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2011
          • 1472

          No point keeping something that
          1. runs poorly
          2. you don't like

          Sell it and put the money towards something you prefer.

          Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
          WTB: Beretta 92/M9 series (non-railed), Remington 1100 LT-20,

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          • #6
            The War Wagon
            I need a LIFE!!
            • Apr 2011
            • 10294

            Originally posted by Usmc0844spare
            Unless you need the money for some reason, hang onto it.

            Either you will regret it later, or you will be missing out on some serious panic buying opportunities in a couple months.

            Yep. The REAL panic buying will be the week before the election. I'd wait 'til then.
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            • #7
              sonofeugene
              Veteran Member
              • Oct 2013
              • 4280

              Convert to featureless. If that cures the problems, keep it.

              Otherwise, sell.
              Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. - Rabindranath Tagore

              A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. - Rabindranath Tagore

              Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. - Arthur Schopenhaur

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              • #8
                Donkeypunch0420
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2009
                • 1460

                The AR market isn't really experiencing the same panic buying as other platforms. I say hang onto it. I'm not an AR guy, I'm an AK guy, but still own a handful of ARs.

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                • #9
                  sandiego67
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2015
                  • 669

                  How much do you want for this jamming weapon with feeding issues?

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                  • #10
                    billkohatsu
                    Member
                    • Jun 2018
                    • 245

                    Try to find out why it is jamming. It sounds like the lack of reliability is negatively impacting your opinion of ARs in general.

                    Give it another go after fixing the issues and if you still do not enjoy it, sell it.

                    I find it hard to believe why anyone wouldn't enjoy their AR when it has such low recoil, insane customization options and great reliability (your jam-o-matic notwithstanding).

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                    • #11
                      deckhandmike
                      Calguns Addict
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 8324

                      I’ll give you 500$ for the jam-o-matic.

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                      • #12
                        LoadedM333
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2012
                        • 1691

                        Keep it, get it fixed and enjoy it.
                        NRA LifeTime Member

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                        • #13
                          Jimi Jah
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Jan 2014
                          • 17845

                          Buy/build a AR-47 upper and shoot that AK ammo through it, it's another game.

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                          • #14
                            Squidward
                            Senior Member
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 1779

                            Originally posted by DrewTheBrave
                            No point keeping something that
                            1. runs poorly
                            2. you don't like

                            Sell it and put the money towards something you prefer.

                            Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
                            I Agree.

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                            • #15
                              The Fugitive
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2010
                              • 666

                              I would find out more what's wrong with it before you sell, you might regret it later on. If it's your only AR...

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